Explore of Salt tolerance genes in Salt cress

Salt Cress (Thellungiella salsuginea) is a typical halophyte with high resistance to cold, drought, oxidative stresses and salinity. Due to, Researchers had sequenced genome about app.260 Mb and a total of 28,457 protein-coding regions. It consists of transposable elements (TEs) and long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons in abundant. Importantly, they identified many genes in salt cress that contribute to its success in high-salt environments, such as the genes related with cation transport, abscisic acid signalling, and wax production.

10.1073/pnas.1209954109